On the role of Bulgarian fortresses in the war of 976-1018
Bojana Krsmanovic
Abstract:After 1018/1019, the organization of Byzantine rule in the interior regions
of the Balkans rested on the administration that John I Tzimiskes
established in the areas taken from Bulgaria after 971 and the experience
Basil II acquired during the war of 976-1018/1019 against Samuel and his
successors. The sources attest that the struggle for Bulgarian independence
relied on a dense network of fortresses in the interior of the Balkans.
Accounts of the war of 976-1018/1019 by Byzantine authors sh… Show more
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